Easter

A very happy Easter to all my friends....I pray you would understand more deeply the great sacrifice Jesus made for us.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you..."

Cabinets with red primer. 

Boring oak cabinets...but check out the newly painted black window!  

Funky Kitchen

So take a look at the boring cabinets we got with the house. I had the idea to distress them but I had no clue how and I was petrified that I would ruin them. Enter my wonderful artist friend Sandra who heard my vision and is holding my hand through this process. I've learned so much and am having a blast making these things look as beat up as possible!

I had to clean and sand the cabinets first - time consuming. I had primer tinted this red color which was supposed to be darker, but I found out that primer can only get SO dark. This was the best barn red Sherwin Williams Ryan could give me.

So far, the kitchen cabinets are not finished, however I have done the laundry room cabinets, and I am ecstatic about them! Unfortunately, I can't get a good picture to show you here. The lighting in that room is terrible, so you'll just have to wait and see the real deal when I'm done! Also, I didn't want to purchase new hardware, so Sandra RUSTED my current hardware! It is the neatest look! I'll post pictures of that later. It inspired me to bring my grandmother's old white (and rusted) metal rocker into the kitchen. VERY cool.

Here's part of the newly painted living room with a peek into the dining room.